The Medicines Company Recalls Certain Lots of Cleviprex

The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced today that it is voluntarily recalling eleven (11) lots of Cleviprex ® (clevidipine butyrate) injectable emulsion due to the potential presence of visible particulate matter which has been observed in some vials during a routine annual inspection. The affected Cleviprex lots are 61-978-DW, 61-979-DW, and 61-980-DW, Exp. 01/2010; 68-404-DJ, 68-405-DJ, and 68-406-DJ, Exp. 08/2010; 69-830-DJ, 63-385-DJ, 63-386-DJ, and 63-266-DJ, Exp 03/2011; and 64-453-DJ, Exp. 04/2011. No other lots are affected by this recall.

The Medicines Company has not received any product complaints or reports of adverse events related to this issue. The Company is cooperating with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on this recall.

Read full story via Recall for Certain Lots of Cleviprex® – Open Access Healthcare.

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